Spirit of Uganda

To the melodic tones of standing drums, with dramatic choreography, bright, layered rhythms and gordeous call-and-response vocals, Spirit of Uganda brings to life the sounds and movements of East Africa.

Friday, January 27, 2012
8:00 pm
Caltech's Beckman Auditorium

Tickets: $26.00, $21.00, $16.00, youth high school age and under, $10.00. Senior rush tickets may be purchased 30 minutes before the performance for $10.00, subject to availability.

Pacific Trio

There's something restorative as well as magical about music. We arrive at a concert frazzled and overwhelmed and exhausted... Then, before we know it, our worries lessen. Our hope and spirits soar.

The music the Pacific Trio plays 'soothes' us in just such a way. But the ensemble itself is electrifying-specializing in what The New York Times defines as "directly emotive playing." Adds the Los Angeles Times: "First rate piano trios are rare. A concert by the Pacific Trio was a special treat, as the trio demonstrated in convincing manner why it should be considered one of the best...A winning combination of grandeur, intensity and lyric grace."

Program:

Muczynski - Trio No. 1, Op. 24
Ravel - Trio in A minor
Smetana - Trio in G Minor, Op. 15

Sunday, January 22, 2012
3:30 pm
Caltech's Beckman Auditorium

Tickets: $45.00, $38.00, $31.00, and $24.00. Youth high school age and under $10.00.

Electrons in Flatland

James P. Eisenstein, the Roshek Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Caltech, will give this Earnest C. Watson lecture.

Admission is Free, no tickets or reservations are required.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
8:00 pm
Caltech's Beckman Auditorium

Challenges of Life

Introducing the extraordinary things animals and plans must do in order to survive and reproduce. A few of the creatures you'll see are brown-tufted capuchins, dolpins, cheetahs, chameleons, and killer whales.

This stunning high-definition movie will serve as the springboard for a lively discussion about the science behind the beauty and wonder of nature. This is a BBC/Discovery Channel/SKAI/Open University co-production in association with RTI Spa.

Ronnie Bryan, a graduate student in computation and neural systems at Caltech, will introduce the film and guide the post-screening discussion.

Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

2:00 pm

Caltech's Beckman Auditorium

Tickets: $5.00, unreserved seating.

Design By Evolution: Engineering Biology in the 21st Century

Frances H. Barnold, the Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biochemistry at Caltech, will give this Earnest C. Watson Lecture.

Admission is Free, no tickets or reservations required.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011
8:00 pm
Caltech's Beckman Auditorium